Social Issues Seminar

PRP10 2013-2014

Social Issues Seminar

There are DAILY assignments for this class. Also, there are daily attendance and participation points. If you are present, cooperative, and participate appropriately in class discussion, you will be awarded FULL points for the day.

Day 1 T 4/1

LT:Identify evidence
CCSS:R#1
Strategy:Marzano #3
Activity:

Pre-test
Review objectives

Assign:

Cut to the Chase Unit 1
Tackling the Issues Unit 1

Day 2 W 4/2

LT:Recognize similarities
CCSS:R#5
Strategy:Marzano #1
Activity:

Discuss similarities in text
Discuss student-centered issues

Assign:

CTTC Unit 2
TTI Unit 2

Day 3 Th 4/3

LT:Locate Main idea
CCSS:R#2
Strategy:Marzano #2
Activity:

Locate main ideas within text
Compare/contrast facts, probabilities, and opinions
Review animal rights

Assign:

CTTC Unit 3
TTI Unit 3

Day 4 M 4/14

LT:Define prejudice
CCSS: S&L#3
Strategy:Marzano #9
Activity:

Begin viewing Philadelphia

Assign:

Film questions

Day 5 T 4/15

LT:Predict outcomes
CCSS:S&L#2
Strategy:Marzano #8
Activity:

Conclude viewing Philadelphia
Discuss Final Project Essay

Assign:

Continue film questions
Begin Final Project Essays

Day 6 W 4/16

LT:Develop arguments for essay
CCSS:W#4
Strategy:Marzano #4
Activity:

Discuss argument
Review criteria to make judgments

Assign:

CTTC Unit 4
TTI Unit 4
Work on Final Project Essays-DRAFT DUE ON MONDAY

Day 7 Th 4/17

LT:Examine discrimination issues
CCSS:R#5
Strategy:Marzano #5
Activity:

Discuss character "values"

Assign:

CTTC Unit 5
TTI Unit 5

Day 8 M 4/21

LT:Explain sequence of events
CCSS:W#5
Strategy:Marzano #6
Activity:

Review Final Project essay drafts
Discuss revision options

Assign:

Work on Final Project essays
CTTC Unit 6
TTI Unit 6

Day 9 T 4/22

LT:Recognize Key Ideas
CCSS:R#4
Strategy:Marzano #9
Activity:

Discuss remembering key ideas
Classify discrimination

Assign:

CTTC Unit 7
TTI Unit 7

Day 10 W 4/23

LT:Judge information
CCSS:R#6
Strategy:Marzano #3
Activity:

Match information with purpose
Discuss serving one's country

Assign:

CTTC Unit 8
Work on Final Project Essays

Day 11 Th 4/24

LT:Relate film issues with local issues
CCSS:S&L#1
Strategy:Marzano #
Activity:

Begin viewing A Civil Action

Assign:

Revise essays
Answer film questions

Day 12 F 4/25

LT:Compare film issues with current events
CCSS:S&L#3
Strategy:Marzano #8
Activity:

Conclude viewing A Civil Action

Assign:

Answer film questions
Work on Final Project Essays

Day 13 M 4/28

LT:Revise essays
CCSS:W#8
Strategy:Marzano #7
Activity:

Writer's Workshop
Revise essays

Assign:

Proofread and polish essays

Day 14 T 4/29

LT:Review Course Objectives
CCSS:S&L#4
Strategy: Marzano #3
Activity:

Present Final Project essays
Post-Tests
Surveys